Khao Sok Testimonials

Alisa & Gregor

UK May 1, 2014

Definitely memorable.
In terms of improvements, the raft houses would benefit from better toilet facilities. And it would be good to have more info about different raft houses. We would come back, but like to stay in a more comfortable raft house location/set-up. We have already recommended Khao Sok and Andaman Discoveries to many friends living in Bangkok. Thank you!

You are not the first to ask for more comfortable accommodation. We are now pleased to offer deluxe floating bungalows for those who want to experience nature during the day, but relax in relative comfort at night. – Management

Gemma Barret

UK Apr 27, 2014

I’ve lived and traveled in Thailand for a long time and this is my favorite place I’ve visited. Stunning scenery, awesome boat tours, scenic raft houses, great hiking, kayaking and swimming and a friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who became a friend to us all! We’ll definitely be going back!

Jaanika L.

Estonia Mar 20, 2014

1) hiking was fun itself, but, I was expecting a more wider view in the view point; 2) morning safari probably should start earlier to see even more. I really did not like the way back to Phuket – the driver drove like a mad man, I was scarred for my life 🙁 Please tell to Your drivers, that people from Europe are not used to narrow roads and overspeeding driving. Overall we loved the stay at Khao Sok and the tours, and wish we had more time to do more tours. Thank You!

Thank you for informing us about the driver, we do our best to hire only the most reliable of local transportation providers and can’t always be there to do quality control. Wreckless driving in Thailand is something we take very seriously and action has been taken to make sure other guests do not have similar experiences in the future. – Management

Eigil & Liv

Denmark March 11, 2014

We traveled 3 weeks in National parks in Thailand in march 2014, and the 3 days with Gai and Satid at Cheow Lan lake exceeded everything else we experienced – fantastic trip! Gai and Satid spotted animals and birds from long distance, they knew where to go and they were very patient and listened to our wishes. Often it was just great to stop the boat and wait for animals to appear or even better just listening to the sounds from birds and monkeys and enjoying the scenic surroundings, which were plentyfull! We had great nature experiences together with these two guys. The remote primitive raft house at Klong Saeng was perfectly situated far away from everybody. The sounds of Gibbons could be enjoyed while swimming in the 30 deg C warm water. If it had been possible to rent a kayak and sail around we could have spent all 3 weeks there! But we believe it is not permitted in the sanctuary – which is good! We had the opportunity to go kayaking at another raft house, and that was really great! Gliding along clifts and jungle and meeting a group of Gibbons in a tree – wow! We met only friendly staff/rangers and was served lovely thai food. This trip would not have been the same without the experience and great knowledge from the guide Gai and and boatsman Satid – thank you again both! And to Austin, who arranged it all for us 🙂

Agna K.

UK Mar 3, 2014

Being on the lakes was a fantastic experience. Beautiful scenery, very friendly service, clean bangalows and absolutely delicious food.
The Andaman service was great. Austin was very organized and informative. He had a good knowledge of the surrounding area, traditions and history of the place. He was very helpful with finding us in the middle of the town where we got lost and then taking us to the port.
All in all great experience

Sally & Tony W.

United Kingdom Feb 14, 2014

We just wanted to say thank you again for a brilliant trip on the lake, and for all our wonderful adventures. We had three wonderful weeks in Thailand, but the best bit for us was our time with Pu on the longtail boat, the water, wildlife, the jungle, caves and mountains. We will never forget it!

Jutta R.

Singapore Feb 6, 2014

Visiting Khao Sok Lake was the best part of our holiday! Nice lake, gorgeous scenery, lovely birds and great guide. All the resorts we’ve been to in Thailand couldn’t compete! We’ve recommended the tour to quite a few friends. Thanks for a lovely holiday.

Melissa E.

Bangkok Feb 11, 2014

I went with two friends and we did the 3 days, 2 nights private tour package. We had a brilliant time! The trip was very well organized, accommodations were great, and it was relaxing but also lots to do! We had a great guide, Pu, who had an excellent knowledge of the area – and he was really good at finding wildlife … we were lucky enough to see a wild elephant bathing in the lake.

The scenery is absolutely stunning and it was nice to be away from the crowds of tourists that usually come with such places in Thailand. AND an added bonus of no mosquitoes! (Not sure if that was just the time of year.) Great value for money, would highly recommend to anyone.

Daniela S.

Spain Jan 5, 2014

Everything went perfect! Our guide was the best one of the whole lake and we enjoyed our trip very much. I would warmly recommend the trip to Khao Sok Lake with Andaman Discoveries to everyone visiting south Thailand.

Oliver B.

Berlin Feb 6, 2014

We had a great trip! And here’s what we think of the Khao Sok part with Andaman Discoveries: We were traveling to Thailand in January and February of 2014 with our kids (6 and 2 years old) and spent 2 nights at the lake in Khao Sok with Andaman Discoveries. It was definitely a or even ‘THE’ highlight of our whole trip!

‘M’ – our guide was super nice! Also Momo – the longtail boat captain (looking a little bit like forest whitaker;-) was a lot of fun to be with! Austin set us up with a really good choice of activities – esp. with the two kids as it doesn’t make much sense to ‘hike through the jungle’ with them. So staying ‘only’ on the lake was a great choice.

The raft houses are a really unique place to stay! You have to be careful though, as the ‘walkways’ are pretty dangerous for kids. What we did not like so much was the ‘being on a longtail boat’ for hours as it is really (!) loud and kinda affects the tranquility of the whole surrounding. But, as long as there’s longtails, there’s noise;-). If we’ll have the chance to do it again, we’ll maybe try to include some hiking, because – even if you spot wild animals (we even saw an elephant!) – it’s a pretty short and distant pleasure.

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We styed two nights at the Plean Prai Rafthouse. It was a big mistake because we would have remained a or two nights longer at that lovely place. The accommodation, the surrounding, even the dinner and breakfast are great.

After three weeks away from Cheo Lan Lake i´m still flashed about the fantastic trip (6 days 5 nights at Tam Gia Raft). Can´t wrote it how impressive all was. Scenerey, wildlife, fishing and to see how the people there stay, pretty impressive !!! Tam Gia is very basic but that was exactly what we want, no phone, no internet, just nature, perfect at all ! Thanks a lot to Nick for managing all, also Kiam and Boy for a perfect stay from the 1st to the last minute. All Transfers also perfect, yes, everything perfect !